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Classic Richards. DCnu Barry Allen.

Both characters are locked in a room with unlimited pencils and paper (old school!). They are given a 10 question math test designed by Brainiac 5. They have to show their work.
Can Flash's speed out do Reed's knowledge?

1. Who finishes first
2. Who gets the better grade

Depends on the level of maths.

Does Barry know of it before the test? For example, he has a degree in forensics, which would imply a college level understanding of basic maths, at least. No astrophysics equations etc, though.

So if the question is in a realm of maths he has no idea about, giving him all the time in the world won't help, and Reeds would win it. Unless Barry prepped by speedreading textbooks.

However, if there are 10 questions but all on multiplications etc, then Barry wins.

Just Barry's basic knowledge is what i was thinking. So, you figure even going over the problems a zillion times wouldnt matter here?
This is what i was hoping to find out, thanks.

Originally posted by riv6672
Classic Richards. DCnu Barry Allen.

Both characters are locked in a room with unlimited pencils and paper (old school!). They are given a 10 question math test designed by Brainiac 5. They have to show their work.
Can Flash's speed out do Reed's knowledge?

1. Who finishes first
2. Who gets the better grade

Barry wins.

Barry has as much time as he needs to recreate the field of mathematics from scratch.

^ IIRC Reed has actually done that when he recreated existence with the Nullifier

Well here he has a pencil and paper...

Sure but the entirety of mathematics as well as the other branches of knowledge were replicated by Reed's memory of them. If Flash simply doesn't know the answer to a question no matter how fast he is he cannot figure it out, but Reed being able to remake existence from memory might

While Barry is fumbling with equations reed will just waltz to his closest and pull out the un

I don't think that is in play smh

Meh. Even if it was it wouldn't be relevant. Attosecond reaction time and all

The UN fires a bubble that spreads out all over. Nobody in their right mind would touch a UN user, not even Galactus tried it

Originally posted by psycho gundam
The UN fires a bubble that spreads out all over. Nobody in their right mind would touch a UN user, not even Galactus tried it
Attosecond

Nullification

Def Richards

Flash operates on the attosecond level, Flash has all the time in existence to recreated mathematics from scratch. It doesn't matter if he doesn't know the answer, he has an infinite amount of time to recreate every formula and theory of mathematics from the basics up.

So he shows Braniac these answers faster than he can process them also? This speed blitz shit is even self defeating these days

Originally posted by psycho gundam
So he shows Braniac these answers faster than he can process them also? This speed blitz shit is even self defeating these days

Barry has an infinite amount of time to recreate mathematics from the ground up, he doesn't need anyone else. He would recreate all the theories, laws, and practices of mathematics in his infinite amount of time.

Wally outsmarted the smartest supercomputer in existence in DC one million by simply being too fast.

DC one million had a super Batman Originally posted by Board Walker
Barry has an infinite amount of time to recreate mathematics from the ground up, he doesn't need anyone else. He would recreate all the theories, laws, and practices of mathematics in his infinite amount of time. Concession accepted

Yes he did, and the UN isnt in this. Thought that was pretty clear.

^ I was just illustrating how Reed has vast knowledge when I brought up the nullifier.

Flash is faster than Reed but he still has to turn his work in to Braniac who then has to read it over for his assessment so Reed is still in the game.

Originally posted by abhilegend
Wally outsmarted the smartest supercomputer in existence in DC one million by simply being too fast.



1. That was Wally
2. That was DCU
3. Most importantly, it showed the limits of Flash speed. Even Wally did not account for unknown variables, and was just as surprised as anyone else when the knight fragment came out.

IOW, if you gave a chess set to a Flash, and he knew the moves, sure, in time, he will formulate unbeatable strategies. If he didn't know what chess was, how the pieces moved, the rules etc? Yeah, no, he's not doing jack from basic principles.

Thats why i had B5 administer the test.
I figured a 5th level intellect'd come up with questions Reed couldnt easily answer.